In the match played on Court 7, Balaji and Reyes-Varela, who made it into the main draw as alternates after another pair withdrew, defeated French wildcards Dan Aided and Theo Arribez 6-4, 3-6, 6. Defeated by -2. Saturday in front of a partisan and hostile French crowd.
The Indo-Mexican pair took a 4-3 lead by breaking their opponent's serve in the seventh game of the first set and won the set 6-4.
He continued his good work by breaking serve in the first game of the second set and held his serve to take a 2-0 lead. However, the French pair broke serve in the sixth game to level the score at 3–3 and won the next three games to take the set 6–3.
In the decider, the game went on serve till 3-2 when the Indian/Mexican pair broke serve in a tough long game and went ahead 4-2. Balaji and Reyes-Varela held their serve and broke the French pair again to seal the win in one hour and 42 minutes.
Balaji and Reyes-Varela served well, serving 69 percent of the first serves and winning 36 out of 55 points. They hit 39 winners while their rivals made 24 unforced errors while the Indian/Mexican pair hit 19 winners.
In the third round, Balaji and Reyes-Varela are likely to face Australian Open champions Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden if the Indo-Australian pair gets past their second-round opponents.
The Indo-Mexican pair took a 4-3 lead by breaking their opponent's serve in the seventh game of the first set and won the set 6-4.
He continued his good work by breaking serve in the first game of the second set and held his serve to take a 2-0 lead. However, the French pair broke serve in the sixth game to level the score at 3–3 and won the next three games to take the set 6–3.
In the decider, the game went on serve till 3-2 when the Indian/Mexican pair broke serve in a tough long game and went ahead 4-2. Balaji and Reyes-Varela held their serve and broke the French pair again to seal the win in one hour and 42 minutes.
Balaji and Reyes-Varela served well, serving 69 percent of the first serves and winning 36 out of 55 points. They hit 39 winners while their rivals made 24 unforced errors while the Indian/Mexican pair hit 19 winners.
In the third round, Balaji and Reyes-Varela are likely to face Australian Open champions Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden if the Indo-Australian pair gets past their second-round opponents.
